List of massacres in Peru
Appearance
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Peru (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
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Battle of Cajamarca | November 16, 1532 | Cajamarca | 2,000 | The Spanish killed thousands of Atahualpa's counselors, commanders, and unarmed attendants in the great plaza of Cajamarca, and caused his armed host outside the town to flee |
Cañete Valley Anti-Chinese massacre | 1881 | Cañete Valley | 500 - 1,500 | In one 1881 pogrom in the Cañete Valley it is estimated that 500 to 1,500 Chinese were killed.[1] |
Lucanamarca massacre | April 3, 1983 | Lucanamarca | 69 | Carried out by Shining Path |
Muru Muru massacre | November, 1984 | Chungui, Ayacucho | 10 | Carried out by Civil Defense Patrols[2] |
Oronqoy massacre | December, 1984 | Chungui, Ayacucho | 29 | Carried out by Civil Defense Patrols[2] |
Accomarca massacre | August 14, 1985 | Accomarca, Ayacucho | 47-74 | Carried out by Peruvian Military Forces |
Putis massacre | December 1984 | Putis, Santillana District | 154 | Carried out by Peruvian Military Forces |
Peruvian prison massacres | June 1986 | Prisons in Lima and Callao | At least 224 | Carried out by Peruvian Military Forces |
Aucayacu massacre | August 6, 1986 | Accomarca, José Crespo Y Castillo District | 10 | Carried out by Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement |
Cayara massacre | May 14, 1988 | Cayara District, Ayacucho | 39 | Carried out by Peruvian Military Forces |
Tarapoto massacre | May 31, 1989 | Tarapoto, Department of San Martín | 8 | Carried out by MRTA[3] |
Ccano massacre | February 23, 1991 | Ccano, La Mar Province | 32 | Carried out by Shining Path[4] |
Santa Barbara massacre | July 4, 1991 | Santa Barbara, Huancavelica | 15 | Carried out by Peruvian Army[5] |
Barrios Altos massacre | November 3, 1991 | Lima | 15 | Carried out by government-affiliated Colina Group 4 injured |
Santa massacre | May 2, 1992 | Santa Province, Ancash Region | 9 | Carried out by government-affiliated Colina Group |
Tarata bombing | July 16, 1992 | Tarata St., Miraflores, Lima | 25 | Two large truck bombs explode in the wealthy Miraflores District, killing 25, injuring 250 and damaging hundreds of houses and businesses. The communist group Shining Path claimed responsibility. |
La Cantuta massacre | July 18, 1992 | Lima | 10 | 9 students and a professor were killed by government-affiliated Colina Group |
San Miguel del Ene massacre | May 23, 2021 | San Miguel del Ene, Satipo Province | 14-18 | Carried out by the Militarized Communist Party of Peru |
Government of Dina Boluarte (2022-)[edit]
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
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Ayacucho massacre | December 15, 2022 | Ayacucho | 10 | Carried out by the Peruvian Army |
Juliaca massacre | January 9, 2023 | Juliaca, Puno | 18 | Carried out by the Peruvian National Police |
References[edit]
- ^ Tinsman, Heidi (October 2019). "Narrating Chinese Massacre in the South American War of the Pacific". Journal of Asian American Studies. 22: 277–313.
- ^ a b "2.3. Los casos de Chungui y de la Oreja de Perro" (PDF). www.cverdad.org.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "La matanza de las Gardenias: uno de los crímenes de odio que marcó a la comunidad LGBT en Perú - Infobae". Infobae (in Spanish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Guerrillas Attack Church". ChristianityToday.com. 1991-04-29. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ BRICEÑO, FRANKLIN (3 December 2021). "Niños masacrados por militares en 1991 sepultados en Perú - AP News". Associated Press (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.